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Vol. 11, Issue 12 (2022)

Relational analysis of beneficiary farmers of tail region with agriculture and socio-economic development parameters

Author(s):
Dr. Neeta Deokate, SB Baswante, AR Wahekar and B Saxena
Abstract:
The study entitled “Impact of Wan irrigation project on agriculture and socio-economic development of beneficiary farmers” was frame and conducted in Akola and Buldhana district of Maharashtra State at Wan irrigation project. Wan irrigation project is one of the major irrigation projects in Vidarbha sanctioned by Government of Maharashtra in the year 1979 and completed in the year 2001-02. It was started functioning from 2005. It is therefore, in order to know the benefits from this irrigation to the beneficiary farmers. In the study, the total of 300 respondents were the beneficiaries of head, middle and tail reach of wan irrigation project. The primary data were collected through personal interview, for fulfilling the specific objectives.
Regarding, socio-economic development parameters, there was change in occupation, land holding, family education, annual income, socio-political participation, expenditure pattern and economic empowerment of the beneficiary farmers in the study area. It was also observed that, 132.89 percent impact as a whole of agriculture and socio-economic development was noticed on the beneficiary farmers through wan irrigation project.
In case of coefficient of correlation, between selected independent variables of beneficiaries of study area with agriculture and socio-economic development parameters, it was found that, most of the independent variables were found to be significant at 0.01 and 0.05 level of probability. In case of path analysis, sources of irrigation along with frequency of irrigation in a year, land under irrigation, land holding and irrigation potential exerted the maximum direct effect and also served as vehicle for the production of indirect effect through other variables on increasing impact of wan irrigation project on beneficiary farmers.
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How to cite this article:
Dr. Neeta Deokate, SB Baswante, AR Wahekar, B Saxena. Relational analysis of beneficiary farmers of tail region with agriculture and socio-economic development parameters. Pharma Innovation 2022;11(12):1533-1537.

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